The OE PHAROS hand coffee grinding machine is the result of our long term study and use of hand coffee grinders. It is built to satisfy US to meet the demands of VERY demanding hand coffee grinder users (that would again be US). The grinder lacks some of the amenities of the standard coffee grinder due to our rigid enforcement of one central engineering rule....dead center alignment of the burrs with no wander shake or shimmy. We invite and encourage all new owners to mod this mill to meet the requirements that YOU have to bring this into specs for your personal use.
As offered, the PHAROS features
68mm conical commercial grinding burr set
Top and bottom replaceable bronze oil less axle bearings
Stepless top adjustment made simply and repeatably using the included top adjustment nut tommy bar, which is included and stores readily on the machine
large ergonomic soft revolving handle knob
Rubber "popper stopper" top hole cover to seal top hopper when grinding
Rubber head reflex hammer to aid in grounds removal from lower hopper
Easy burr cleaning without take down and complete machine cleaning with simple take down followed by simple assembly (instructions included).
All parts are replaceable and available as spares if ever needed.
Built to last ...the assembly plates are aluminum, the axle and handle stainless steel, the lower hopper is ABS plastic and the upper hopper chamber is clear polycarbonate plastic. All assembly bolts are steel.
The PHAROS is an aggressive hand mill which will grind from Turkish powder to French press. Speeds as low as 15 turns per tablespoon in the espresso range which settle in at about 25 turns per tablespoon for press. The upper bean chamber holds 21 grams of beans and the lower chamber holds more than you could ever use at one brew session.
It would be cool to have a Pharos sized cut-out in your desk or counter to put it in.
There was a post on HB about the stamped ID of the units. A guy caught 001/2011. Collectors' item among a very, very small niche of geeks 20 years from now.
B|Java
Jason,
Your beard is getting gray! I didn't realize you were getting that old! >:D
Tex has decided to take 2 slots to double his time playing with the grinder and double his chances of winning.
2 slots left.
Tex has decided to take 2 slots to double his time playing with the grinder and double his chances of winning.
2 slots left.
The old double-down, hey Tex?
Now watch, the person getting it after Tex will find the shaft modded for a motor and the bottom slot enlarged for a portafilter, and ....
;D
Tex has decided to take 2 slots to double his time playing with the grinder and double his chances of winning.
2 slots left.
The old double-down, hey Tex?
Now watch, the person getting it after Tex will find the shaft modded for a motor and the bottom slot enlarged for a portafilter, and ....
;D
Just trying to keep ol' headchange4u from getting in trouble with his wife! I just hope it doesn't get lost when I ship it to myself? >:D
Hello, I just wanted to let you know we have a delay in shipment of your Pharos hand grinder. The new inner funnel, and the axle are taking a bit longer than expected to arrive, but we should have them by the end of the month, and ship very shortly there after (it will take us a couple of days to assemble). The other parts are all here, and ready to go, as soon as we receive the rest!
We're sorry for the delay, and know you've been waiting so we'll get your grinder put together, and sent out as quick as we can. We feel the addition of the inner funnel will be well worth the wait.
Thanks again,
Barb & Doug Garrott
Orphan Espresso
With only eight people, we get to play with the grinder 20% longer, right? ;D
I'm still in.
I am in.
B|Java
I'm in if there's still a slot. This will be an interesting comparison to the modded SJ and its usurper, the K10:
Payment sent, after arranging an offsetting payment from a co-worker for covering lunch earlier in the week. We take turns buying lunch and then settle up with PayPal... helps fund toys, coffee in my case and fishing gear in his.
Thanks, Jason, for doing this....
He had to get the last toy in the door past the Czarina first.... now he can slip another one past her.
Bingo. Anything coming in now is chump change.
Life is a series of relative comparisons and then you die.
B|Java
Sounds about right. Also, it always helps to buy your partner somethingthey wantbetween toys.
My Wife asked me last night what the Gaggia Factory was doing in the garage. I'm not using it because it's ostensibly a birthday gift for my future birthday, but it looks like my hand was not well played. She really likes the looks of the Gaggia Factory too, not sure she really ever warmed up to the La Peppina as it was lumped in with everything else taking up counter space and all my other coffee stuff.
I guess I need to get going on refinishing that sideboard, or maybe even trading out the La Peppina for the Factory on the counter for the time being.
I sent you a little something.
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I sent you a little something.
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Classy :P
Is it me or does anyone else think the little animated guy above resembles peter?
Is it me or does anyone else think the little animated guy above resembles peter?
Hey, buster! Leave me out of this! I may have a T-shirt that says "World's greatest source of natural gas", but still...
Is it me or does anyone else think the little animated guy above resembles peter?
Hey, buster! Leave me out of this! I may have a T-shirt that says "World's greatest source of natural gas", but still...
aka, Permanently Phlatulant Peter.
Is it me or does anyone else think the little animated guy above resembles peter?
Hey, buster! Leave me out of this! I may have a T-shirt that says "World's greatest source of natural gas", but still...
aka, Permanently Phlatulant Peter.
Hey, it's fun and it doesn't cost anything. How can you beat that?
Mr. jspain was kind enough to pick a number from random.org. Lucky number 6 is the winner. Congrats ecc!
Woohoo!
Fortune always seem to smile on us fools!
Thanks again to Jason for setting this up (and Jim for the skillful pick!)
I can only think of one guy I'd rather see win it.
He was talking about me. ;D
If I time this right, there may be the chance that the Pharos will go up against not only my SJ and K10, but also a Robur and NS Mythos - these are the grinders at Counter Culture's Chicago training center. Maybe this will be enough to lure the northern contingent down for a trip.
ecc promised me 50% use if I picked his #!!!! >:D
ecc promised me 50% use if I picked his #!!!! >:D
You two flat-landers can work that out IF and WHEN he actually receives it. I see some names ahead of him that give me pause.
Me too-
After I read some of the initial comments on HB a few weeks ago I was sold.
I'll be happy to chime in with my comments once I get my hands on it...
Jason Turner,
This email confirms that your order was Shipped. Contact us if you have any questions about your order.
I was wondering if you were the Marshall from HB, but that makes me pretty sure you're not. ;)
QuoteI was wondering if you were the Marshall from HB, but that makes me pretty sure you're not. ;)
You're right.. I'm the other Marshall ;D
It's this one:
I'm Marshall from Boston!
Organizing the next Chicago Get-Together sometime around late July/early August (7/30 or 8/6). I'd be willing to give up or trade my turn in line in order to have the Pharos at this event.
Just out of curiosity; what are the replacement burrs going to cost? I can't imagine hand cranking enough beans through the Pharos to wear them out, but stones and other debris have been known to get into beans and damage burrs.
Can you update the order in the first post when you get a chance so I'll know when to expect it? I know I'm in the back 40 so it'll be a while at any event.